Aquatics Rules and Regulations

WESTMONT COLLEGE POOL RULES AND REGULATIONS

  • No breath-holding.
  • No water guns, cannons, or water shooting devices.
  • No footballs.
  • No running, pushing, roughhousing on deck or in the pool.
  • No carrying of anyone on the shoulders or backs.
  • No Band-Aids in the pool or open cuts/sores in the pool. 
  • No skin diving or scuba equipment allowed in the pool except during a scheduled SCUBA class.
  • No chewing gum in the pool area.
  • No eating on the pool deck, except at the large table near the lifeguard office.
  • No glass items in the pool area (including shower/locker rooms).
  • Do not touch or hang on the lane lines.
  • The lap swim lanes, kick boards and buoys are for lap swim only.

 

Diving Restrictions

  • No diving in the shallow end.
  • No back dives off the side of the pool.
  • Jump or dive away from the edge of the pool.
  • No front or back flips off the side of the pool.

General Regulations

  • Everyone must check in with lifeguards on duty upon entering the pool facility.
  • All persons are prohibited from entering the pool without a lifeguard on duty. Please wait until the lifeguard has fully set up the pool and has established their position before approaching the pool to enter.  
  • No one except a lifeguard is allowed on the guard stand.
  • Attendance may be limited by guards on duty in accordance with general safety.
  • Lap Swimmers- please practice circle swimming in a counter clockwise direction to allow for more than 1 swimmer per lane.
  • Persons under 14 will not be admitted to the pool unless accompanied by an adult (18+) during Open Swim times only. Please monitor your child’s behavior and intervene if their behavior becomes dangerous. The lifeguard is not responsible for your children’s behavior
  • Lifeguards on duty may order any swimmer out of the pool and/or pool area if, in the opinion of the guard, the presence and actions of the swimmer compromises the safety of swimmers or the keeping of order in the pool. 
  • Swim lessons must be conducted by a Westmont College swim instructor only.
  • No non-USCG approved flotation devices allowed in the pool area (noodles, blow up flotation device, beach balls, etc.)  
  • Audio/music players should not be brought to the pool area, unless used with headsets/earphones. 
  • No animals, except valid service animals, are allowed in the pool or locker room area. 
  • All swimmers must wear a swimsuit.
  • Notify the lifeguard immediately in case of an accident, injury or facility issues.
  • Please put all chairs, umbrellas, equipment back to its proper location.